from the media that we re at war, - that there are soldiers - on the streets, that there s mobilisation going on, - that people are running away. we don t need that panic. there s a lot of posturing going on at the moment, moscow saying nato s ignoring its security concerns as it continues its troop build up on the border. the response from the west is increasingly alarmed and alarming. this is perilous geopolitical terrain, and ukraine is trying to chart a course through it. there may yet be what they call an off ramp , a way of defusing the crisis, but there s a danger that talk of all out war becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, western ukraine. our international correspondent, orla guerin, is in the city of bakhmut, in the donbass region, of eastern ukraine, which borders russia and has been talking to local people there.
mobilisation going on, - that people are running away. we don t need that panic. there s a lot of posturing going on at the moment, moscow saying nato s ignoring its security concerns as it continues its troop build up on the border. the response from the west is increasingly alarmed and alarming. this is perilous geopolitical terrain, and ukraine is trying to chart a course through it. there may yet be what they call an off ramp , a way of defusing the crisis, but there s a danger that talk of all out war becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, western ukraine. our international correspondent orla guerin is in the city of bakhmut, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine, which borders russia. what are their worries where you are of a full scale russian invasion?
at the moment, seems to be yes, it s likely, but in kyiv, they re playing it down. translation: you get the impression from the media that we re at war, - that there are soldiers - on the streets, that there s mobilisation going on, - that people are running away. we don t need that panic. there s a lot of posturing going on at the moment. the russian troop build up on the border, the western response increasingly alarmed and alarming. this is perilous geopolitical terrain, and ukraine is trying to chart a course through it. there may yet be what they call an off ramp , a way of diffusing the crisis. but there s a danger that talk of all out war becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, western ukraine. a couple have been jailed over the death of their eight week old baby in south london.
to film all of this, is because this is about sending a public message. is russia really about to launch a full scale invasion of ukraine? the view in london and washington at the moment seems to be yes, it s likely, but in kyiv, they re playing it down. translation: you get the impression from the media that we re at war, - that there are soldiers - on the streets, that there s mobilisation going on, - that people are running away. we don t need that panic. there s a lot of posturing going on at the moment. the russian troop build up on the border, the western response increasingly alarmed and alarming. this is perilous geopolitical terrain, and ukraine is trying to chart a course through it. there may yet be what they call an off ramp , a way of diffusing the crisis. but there s a danger that talk of all out war becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
but a big part of this also, and the reason that we ve been invited to film all of this, is because this is about sending a public message. is russia really about to launch a full scale invasion of ukraine? the view in london and washington, at the moment, seems to be yes, it s likely, but in kyiv, they re playing it down. translation: you get the impression from the media that we re at war, - that there are soldiers - on the streets, that there s mobilisation going on, - that people are running away. we don t need that panic. there s a lot of posturing going on at the moment. the russian troop build up on the border, the western response increasingly alarmed and alarming. this is perilous geopolitical terrain, and ukraine is trying to chart a course through it. there may yet be what they call an off ramp , a way of diffusing the crisis.